Just about everyone in town came to hear the mayor speak.
The dress came down to just about the middle of her knee.
Has Mary finished peeling the potatoes? Just about.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
just about to — see ↑about to under ↑about • • • Main Entry: ↑just … Useful english dictionary
just about — [adv] almost about, all but, approximately, around, as good as, close to, nearly, nigh, not quite, practically, well nigh; concepts 762,771,799 … New thesaurus
just about — adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (Freq. 2) lasted approximately an hour in just about a minute he s about 30 years old I ve had about all I can stand we meet about once a month some forty people came … Useful english dictionary
just about — {adv.}, {informal} Nearly; almost; practically. * /Just about everyone in town came to hear the mayor speak./ * /The dress came down to just about the middle of her knee./ * /Has Mary finished peeling the potatoes? Just about./ … Dictionary of American idioms
just about — {adv.}, {informal} Nearly; almost; practically. * /Just about everyone in town came to hear the mayor speak./ * /The dress came down to just about the middle of her knee./ * /Has Mary finished peeling the potatoes? Just about./ … Dictionary of American idioms
just about — very nearly I think we ve just about finished. just about the worst/first/only etc: Another scandal would be just about the worst thing that could happen … English dictionary
just about — phrasal almost < the work is just about done > … New Collegiate Dictionary
just about — nearly, almost We just about fell into the lake. Our canoe nearly tipped over … English idioms
just about — nearly, almost I waited just about one hour before the concert started … Idioms and examples
just about — informal that s just about all I can eat at one meal Syn: nearly, almost, practically, all but, virtually, as good as, more or less, to all intents and purposes; informal pretty much; literary well nigh, nigh on … Thesaurus of popular words
